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Name: Setting S.M.A.R.T. Goals is Smart Goal Setting
Overall Rating: 5.0 out of 5 (2 ratings)
Category: All Learners
Duration: 2.00 hour(s)
Individual Fee: Free

People who have goals are 10x more successful than those without, and people with written goals are 3x more successful on top of that!  Boost business results by educating your staff about goal setting and achievement.


This Development Activity has not been scheduled.
Illinois SBDC at the College of Lake County
19351 W. Washington St.
Grayslake, IL 60030
United States
Importance: Why this competency is important to our organization, mission, strategy, or goals.

Missing the mark on goals can be costly in time, money, energy and trust.  Many goals fail to be reached due to lack of planning, or the ability to break down complex ideas into manageable tasks.  A simple, yet effective, approach to goal making (and reaching) strategy is to use the SMART approach, which helps organize ideas, and implement action plans and tasks without complicated theories or models. 


Know and Explain: Information you will know, be able to explain, or be able to find.

Participants will:

Know how to improve outcomes and productivity by organizing resources by taking concrete steps towards a specific goal or objective.

Learn how to apply practical applications of the system for everyday activities, large or small, personal or professional. 

Recognize and avoid common roadblocks to successfully meeting goals and objectives, such as missing milestones or deadlines.


Do and Show: Important tasks or skills you will be able to perform and demonstrate to others.

Participants will:

Be able to apply the SMART formula to a wide variety of goals and objectives.

Create a clear action plan on a particular goal they need to reach, and how they will achieve it.

Be able to manage planning and strategies for goal creation, tracking and follow-through.

Incorporate the SMART model into more goal/objective related situations they have, both personally and professionally.


SkillPrerequisiteExpected Outcome
Goal Setting1 - BeginnerNot specified
Prioritizing1 - BeginnerNot specified
Setting Objectives1 - BeginnerNot specified
Work Organization1 - BeginnerNot specified
Michelle Arentz, Lazarus Learning LLC
Class Costs
Class Value$75.00
Individual Fee$0.00
Private Class Fee$0.00
5.0 out of 5 (2 ratings)

Facilitator is great! Wed, Aug 18, 2021
Always enjoy Michelle's courses. She very energetic, caring, passionate, and knowledgeable.
Katie Wed, Aug 18, 2021
Michelle is a great and passionate facilitator. I really enjoy her courses.
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